The following parameters can be configured:
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State | Toggle the State <Enabled> field to either enable or disable a given port or group of ports. |
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MDIX | Medium dependent interface crossover is a female port connection on the Switch used to connect |
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| to end stations, servers and hubs. The drop down menu allows the user to choose between Auto, |
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| Normal or Cross. Auto will automatically switch to the proper configuration once a cable is |
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| connected. Normal will be selected if a |
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| selected if a crossover cable is being used. |
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Speed/Duplex | Toggle the Speed/Duplex field to either select the speed and |
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| Auto denotes |
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| setting allows the port to automatically determine the fastest settings the device the port is |
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| connected to can handle, and then to use those settings. The other options are Auto, 10M/Half, |
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| 10M/Full, 100M/Half and 100M/Full, 1000M/Full_M and 1000M/Full_S. There is no automatic |
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| adjustment of port settings with any option other than Auto. |
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| The Switch allows the user to configure three types of gigabit connections; 1000M/Full, |
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| 1000M/Full_M and 1000M/Full_S. Gigabit connections are only supported in full duplex |
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| connections and take on certain characteristics that are different from the other choices listed. |
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| The 1000M/Full_M (master) and 1000M/Full_S (slave) parameters refer to connections running a |
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| connection. The master setting (1000M/Full_M) will allow the port to advertise capabilities related |
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| to duplex, speed and physical layer type. The master setting will also determine the master and |
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| slave relationship between the two connected physical layers. This relationship is necessary for |
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| establishing the timing control between the two physical layers. The timing control is set on a |
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| master physical layer by a local source. The slave setting (1000M/Full_S) uses loop timing, where |
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| the timing comes form a data stream received from the master. If one connection is set for |
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| 1000M/Full_M, the other side of the connection must be set for 1000M/Full_S. Any other |
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| configuration will result in a link down status for both ports. |
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| Fiber optic ports are statically set and unchangeable at 1000Mbps in |
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| configure these ports to be Auto or 1000M/Full. |
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Flow Control | Displays the flow control scheme used for the various port configurations. Ports configured for full- |
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| duplex use 802.3x flow control, |
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| an automatic selection of the two. The default is Disabled. |
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Click Apply to implement the new settings on the Switch.
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